2024 Author: Jasmine Walkman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 08:29
Shortly before the holidays, the prices of pork and beans rose by about 2 percent, and the prices of greenhouse tomatoes and potatoes are now 6-7 percent higher.
Although the chairman of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets Eduard Stoychev said recently that no increase in food prices is expected, the Market Price Index shows that we will still buy some products more expensive.
For the last week the Index has jumped by 4% from 1,360 to 1,415 points, but compared to last year's values, it is lower by 6%.
The prices of dairy products have not changed, and eggs have even seen a decrease of 1 stotinka in wholesale prices.
The prices of sugar and butter also decreased by between 2 and 2.5%.
Compared to the same month last year, wholesale prices of dairy products are higher. The largest growth on an annual basis was observed in the price of cow's cheese - 9.8%, yellow cheese rose by 5.7% and butter - by 2.7%.
Compared to last year, pork has fallen in price by 8.7%, while ripe beans have risen in price by 37.8%, and are now sold for BGN 4.46 per kilogram.
Wholesale prices of sugar and flour in December this year were about 12 to 14% lower than last year, and the price of rice fell by 2%.
Compared to last month's prices, the most expensive vegetables are cucumbers, which jumped by 27.4% from November to December.
In contrast, citrus prices have fallen in recent months, with bananas and apples remaining the same.
Compared to last year, oranges have risen by 1.8% and lemon prices have fallen by 5%.
Cabbage prices are also 5% lower, while tangerines and carrots have kept their levels from last year.
Cheaper than last year are the orange tomatoes, whose values are from 7 to 11% lower.
Compared to December last year, the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets reported an increase in the price of potatoes by 13.4%.
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